Awhile back, Penguin Books released art print versions of Shepard Fairey’s “1984” and “Animal Farm” cover artwork, but they were only available to customers in the UK. Now, everyone will have their chance. Obey Giant will release the prints (which are each 17″ x 24″ offsets, have editions of 200, and will cost $140 for the pair) on Wednesday, December 31st between 12pm-3pm PST. Visit ObeyGiant.com.

“I will sit in front of my computer screen for 2 1/2 hours and valiantly attempt to hit refresh every second on 30 windows only to continually see SQL server errors because the obeygiant server is going to blow up like the godfather. In the end I will be left only with the sour taste of what could have been, and the number of times I reached the final paypal screen before the site took one final dump.”

Glad i sold mine bought from penguin before christmas,now theres another 200 around. Wasnt that impressed with them when i recieved them. They would have looked great screenprinted but as offsets didnt really live up to obeys usual impressiveness.

Look great to me . . . I would also have preferred screenprints, though. No matter – it will be a clusterfrak trying to pick this pair up and until Shep gets his online sales act together, I will pay the mark-up on the secondary market. My time is worth more to me than the hassle of trying to buy direct from OG.

This is from big brother is watching. I already had this print and got rid of it for $15.00. This print blows a load. I hope Frank gives it a rest for 2009 and let some other talented artists make some $$$$. He is one rich little boy.

Are these a new version or the same.
If they’re the same they totally devalue the themselves and the originals by being not 1/200 but 1/400.
Can they even do that? It’s a bit frikkin’ greedy if you ask me.

Hey guys, I Just wanted to say I hope everybody has a good time tonight and be safe out there. I know some of you guys hate me or take my rambling with a grain of salt. This site has introduced me to so many great artists and I have to say the kids running this site are doing one hell of a job so keep it up. So inconclusion I Promise no more negative or stupid posts for 2009 and so forth. I have met Frank and he is a very polite and to my astonishment he knows his 80’s punk history which was very impressive.Change is good.

I’ve given up. I don’t think I’ll try any more purchases until Shep figures out his IT issues or a better way of selling them, like a lottery or something. Assuming the proper hardware, these should have sold out in minutes, but didn’t because you’re stuck with getting kicked off everywhere and retrying. I got all the way to the paypal login and THEN it puked!